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Caroline
Stefan and I finally got to the grill after having a weird conversation about combing blood with food and drinks. I asked him if it was gross and he said sometimes it is and other times it can taste good, then we started talking about what foods with blood would taste funny.
Stefan pretty much gave me a 'I wonder about you sometimes.' look the whole way here so I returned it with a 'Your such a bore.' After having a few laughs we finally pulled into The Grill with my car. We walked inside and just as I expected everyone was looking. I tried to pretend not to notice, but it was bugging me.
I guess Stefan noticed because I felt his hand on my shoulder. I turned to him "Its okay." He said low enough that only I could hear.
He smiled and I smiled back to him and shrugged his hand a little off my shoulder. "So booth or table?" I asked him "Uh table." He said. We spotted one close by the bar and by some pool tables so we decided to take it.
Stefan and I sat down. We were talking about what we were going to get and laughing again about the different blood and food combinations when Matt came up his expression was easy to read, it had hurt,anger and surprise on it.
"Hey guys." He said.
"Hi Matt." I said.
"What you guys doing here? Together?" Matt asked.
It was so obvious about what he meant when he said 'together'.
"Just came to get something to eat. We didn't eat lunch today." Stefan said.
Matt gave him a dirty look but quickly removed it and said "Alright, so what can I get you guys?" He asked.
"I'll just take a coffee." Stefan said.
"I'll take a double cheese burger with large fries and large soda." I told Matt.
He looked at me dumbfounded. "Geez Care you never ate that much before."
I laughed "Sometimes things change." I said looking at Stefan. He gave me a small smile.
"I'll be back with your guy's orders." Matt said with an annoyed voice.
He walked back to the kitchen when Stefan said "I think we pissed Matt off."
"I think so too." I said to him. After that it was silent.
"Hey I'm going to go to the bathroom okay?" I said to Stefan after a few moments of silence. He nodded. I walked over to the bathroom and went in.
I didn't really have use it being a vampire and all, but it just got weird back there so I just needed a minute to myself. I washed my hands and went out the door when Matt was standing right there leaning against the wall with his arms crossed.
"Hey whats up?" I asked
"Whats up with you and Salvatore?"
"What are you talking about?"
"You guys seemed pretty close lately,just wanna know whats up."
"Why? Were not dating. Its not like you have a right to know." I said getting annoyed. I started walking away.
"Care wait a second."
I stopped. It was weird hearing Matt call me Care and he used to be the only one who called me that and I loved the way he said it, but things are different now and it didn't sound the way Stefan said it.
I turned to him "What?"
"Look I shouldn't have came at you like that,but its just you and Stefan have been oddly close lately and I just want to know whats going on." Matt Said
"What do you mean oddly?" I asked
"Oh come on Caroline you and Stefan have never talked or been close friends before. Before you two completely ignored each other now you guys act like you been best friends since you were kids." Matt said.
I knew Matt was right, Stefan and I never really talked before. A 'Hello' here and there and a small conversation that never really went anywhere, now we always said hi to each other when we passed each other in the halls or saw each other outside school and we always have the longest conversations about anything.
I sighed. "Look I know its weird about me and Stefan, but he was the only one who could understand me when I was going through a really tough time. After he helped me through it we just became close friends."
"So there is nothing going on between you guys?" Matt asked
"No nothing at all,he is just my friend thats it." I told him
"Alright I guess thats all I needed to know. I'll see you later Caroline." Matt said walking off.
I scoffed. Thats all he needed to know! He stopped me just to get some information out of me and afterwards he can't say "Well if thats all thats going on between you guys will you give me another chance?" or anything along those lines?
I walked back to the table to find that our food had arrived. I sat down and threw my purse on the table.
"You okay?" Stefan asked.
"Yea I'm fine its just Matt." I said waving my hand.
"I know I heard." Stefan said taking a drink of his coffee.
I turned to him "You were listening?" I asked a little annoyed.
"Well I wasn't before until I heard my name getting thrown into the conversation a few times." He said
"Sorry about that." I said taking a bite of a fry. Stefan just nodded. After that it was silent again, but this time I didn't have anything to distract myself.
I was halfway through with my food when Stefan turned to me "Let's play pool."
I looked at him with food in my mouth but I swallowed before I answered "Seriously?"
"Yea why not?" He asked getting up and walking to a pool table.
"Stefan! I don't know how to play." I whined.
"Care its easy. Just try it." He said handing me a pool stick.
"Really do I have to?" I asked.
"Caroline come on, its my favorite game, please?" He asked.
I huffed "Fine." He chuckled.
"Alright you go first." Stefan said
"Why do I have to go first?" I asked
"Caroline just go."
"Pushy much?" I said going to take a shot.
I didn't get any balls into the holes. "See I told you I didn't know how to play." I said.
"Thats because your holding the pool stick the wrong way. Here watch me." Stefan said going to take a shot. He got a few balls in the holes.
"Lucky." I said leaning against the pool table.
"Its not luck Care, its skill." Stefan said also leaning against the pool table.
"Ah pushy and cocky, is Stefan Salvatore taking after his older brother?" I said teasing him.
"Ha ha Caroline. Come on try it again."
I turned back to the pool table. "Okay now lift your elbow up and straighten your arm." He said. I did what he said "Like that?" I asked.
He lifted my elbow a little more, with his hand. "Alright now hit the ball."
I hit the ball and still nothing went in. "Man! I'm never going to get this!"
Stefan laughed. "Your not holding the pool stick right. Try it again."
I went into the position of holding the pool stick when I felt two arms around me. It was Stefan.
I tensed up, this was some pretty close contact between us. He had his hands on top of mine and our faces were close together.
"Alright Care relax and move the pool stick like this." He said guiding my arm. "O-okay." I said. I could hear him trying to hold in a laugh.
I hate to admit but, I felt comfortable in his arms, they felt so secure. I remember the night of the carnival when Stefan held me letting me cry into his shoulder telling me that it was going to be okay and that he was here for me. I never felt so important before. He made me feel safe and protetced especially when he held me.
I could feel his hand moving around mine like he was rubbing it and I could feel his breath on my face. I looked out of the corner of my eye to him looking at me. I turned my face towards him and we were looking straight at each other, I could lean my forhead on his.
"Now hit the ball." He said still looking at me. I felt his hand tug on mine. We didn't break eye contact when I moved my arm back and shot the ball. I didn't even notice that I got most of the balls in the holes because I was still looking at Stefan.
We looked at each for a few seconds later when reality finally came to me. I blinked a few times and then shrugged Stefan's arms off me. I made the distance bigger between us "Uhh look I got some of the balls in the holes." Stefan looked "Uh yea um nice job." Stefan said.
I guess he felt pretty akward himself. "Yea uh thanks." I said scratching my head. "No Problem." He said with his hands in his back pockets. "Um I'm gonna go." I said putting the pool stick on the table. "Uh okay I got the uh check." He said. "You sure I could pay half." I told him "No no I uh I got it." Stefan said with a little smile.
I smiled back and went to the table to get my stuff. "I'll see you later?" He asked "Yea maybe." I said and then walked off. I got to the door and saw Matt there.
"Yea theres nothing going on." He said and walked away.
"Ugh!" I groaned and walked out the door.
Elena
I was in my room with Damon and we were talking about what to do with Stefan and Caroline. Damon was laying on my bed and I was pacing aound my room.
"I still don't get why you want to ruin their friendship. I mean you guys aren't dating anymore so why bother?" Damon asked
"Because they lied to me about being together." I said
"Their not together Elena, their just very friendly with each other." He said smirking at me.
"That right there, thats what is making me freak out!" I said pointing to him
"What?" He said getting up walking over to me.
"Your teasing. I'm not sure what to believe because your not taking anything seriously." I said moving around him over to sit on my window seat.
"So this is my fault?"
"Pretty much. Your the one who told me there their together."
"Okay I admit I didn't exactly word it right, I was trying to say there closer than I had expected." Damon said sitting on my bed
"What do you mean?" I said pulling my legs up to my chest.
"I thought their relationship was a 'I'll scratch your back if you scratch mine' meaning I thought Stefan would help Caroline with the transition and in return she would help us with Katherine and then they would go right back to not talking to each other. Surprisingly, I was wrong. They've become like best friends." Damon said laying on my bed again.
"So what do you suggest we do?" I asked
"Nothing. Lets just see how it plays out."
"What do you mean nothing. Damon we have to do something now." I said getting up.
"Why are you so worked up on ruining the relationship that they have? I mean shouldn't you be happy that your best friend and ex boyfriend are getting along? You tried so hard to get Bonnie to like Stefan so whats wrong with Stefan and Caroline being friends?" Damon asked sitting up.
I was hoping Damon wouldn't ask that I keep trying to hide it from myself and looking for a better reason to break them apart.
"I don't want Stefan to fall in love with Caroline!" I yelled
"What are you talking about?" Damon asked getting up
"I've seen the way Stefan is around Caroline, he smiles more and makes jokes with her and she has him laughing more than I have ever done. When hes around her its like a totally different Stefan." I said sitting on my bed.
"Oh come on Elena, are you serious?" Damon asked
"No you come on Damon. You've seen the way they act around each other, he always has a smile on his face and he jokes back with her all the time about things he never really jokes around about and she can be their for him in ways that I can't, I'll never understand what hes going through when she can. Caroline has an advantage over me." I said pulling my legs up again to my chest, hugging my knees.
"Elena you don't have to worry, its just like I said their best friends, he was just like that with Lexi." Damon said sitting next to me.
I shook my head "No this is different and why are you so quick to defend them? Shouldn't you be on my side trying to break them apart so you have a chance of being with me?"
"Whos to say I'm not."He said smirking at me.
I looked at him trying not smile "Ass." I said to him. He just looked at me with thos gorgeous blue eyes and I just stared back at him with my brown ones, we sat there just staring at each other. I was always comfortable around Damon he was easy to talk to and he helped me through most my problems.
I was lucky enough to have Damon as my best friend.
Alright so heres chapter 4 sorry I took along time to post it, but like I said I was outlining it and I've been sick recently with Bronchitis so I've been coughing like crazy!
Totally sucks anyway I know I haven't exactly established that Stefan and Elena are broken but yea there broken up in this story (LOL) I haven't really thought of a reason why they broke up so you guys can have your own creative reason why. Next chapter will start with Stefan. Review please! I'll love you forever Lol -RandomGirl21